Picture hanger



Allg. 29, 1933. F. KOEHLER 1,924,864

PICTURE HANGER Filed April 3, 1931 ATTORN EY` Patented Aug. 29, 1933 UNITED STATES i iszisi PATENT FFICE 2 Claims.

The invention relates to a picture hanger and in certain of its aspects aims to provide a simple and economical hanger which may be readily attached to mouldings, or to nails, screws, etc.

driven into the wall.

Another object of the invention is to provide a simple and convenient way cf attaching an ornament to the hanger.

Further objects of the invention will be in part obvious and in part specifically referred to in the description hereinafter contained which, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, discloses a preferred embodiment of the invention; such embodiment, however, is to be jconsidered as merely illustrative of its principles. In the drawing- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a picture hanger constructed in accordancek with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a front view of a picture hanger gen erally similar to the one shown in Fig. 1 but modified in certain respects as hereinafter described.

Fig. 3 is a side view showing an ornament overlying the hanger, and also showing in dotted lines a push pin type of hook in combination with which the present type of hanger is adapted to be used if desired.

Fig. 4 is a side View showing another way in which the said picture hanger may be used in 3Olcombination with the type of hook shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a side view showing the hanger used in connection with a nail or the like extending out from the wall.

' Fig. 6 is a rear View of an ornament adapted to be used in conjunction with the hanger shown in Figs. 1 to 5.

In the particular form of the invention which is illustrated, the picture hanger is made of one piece of metal, shaped to provide a mouldingengaging hook 1 at its upper end, and a cord-ens gaging hook 2 at its lower end, the portion 3 of the hanger which is between said hooks being substantially plane.

When used upon a wall having a moulding, the hook 1 will be engaged with the latter in the usual Way; in order to adapt the hanger for use upon walls where a moulding is not available, I provide its lower end portion 4 which extends U01 upwardly from the hook 2, with a hole 5 which is located somewhat below the corresponding end edge, and thereby providing a wall 6 between the opening 5 and the corresponding end of the hanger, against which a screw, nail or the like,

' `may engage, to hold the hanger in position against the wall from which the nail extends, with the cord-receiving hook 2 located beneath the opening 5, and the nook 1 resting against the wall above opening 5 as shown in Fig. 5.

I prefer to provide the hooi; portion 1 of the 604 hanger with an elongated slot '7 slightly spaced from and extending substantially parallel to the upper end edge of the hanger, to enable the slot '7 to be engaged with and supported by known types of push-pin hooks or supports, in the manner shown in Fig. 3. fis an alternative method of associating a picture hanger with the above mentioned known types of hook, or with nails driven at an angle into the wall, the hook 1 preferably is also provided with a nail hole S located in the bend of the hook and adapted to receive a nail (and a push-pin hook if desired) as shown in Fig. 4.

An ornamental button, rosette or the like 9, may be provided to overlie the parts of the picture hanger above described. this ornament being provided with a fasteninrr member 10 which may be an ordinary staple adapted to slidably enclose the intermediate portion 3 of the latter. In the form of the invention shown in Figs. l and 3 the intermediate portion 3 of the hanger is provided with a struck-out ledge 11 upon which the fastening member 10 rests when in operative position. To place the ornament 9 in operative position the latter and its fastening member 10, may be engaged with the hooked end portion 1 of the hanger and slid along the same until the member 10 rests upon ledge 11, as shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 2 shows a somewhat modified construction wherein the upper portion of the hanger is somewhat narrower than the lower portion, to provide shoulders l2 on opposite sides of the intermediate portion 3 of the hanger, whereby the ornament 9 and fastening member l() may 95 be engaged with the bool: as above described, and slid along the intermediate portion 3 of the hanger until the fastening member 10 rests upon shoulders 12.

As shown in Fig. 6 a cord 13 and tassel 14 may be attached to the ornament 9 by engagement with fastening member 10, whereby the ornament with its fastening member, cord and tassel become a unitary article of sale. The cord 13 will not prevent the ornament from being secured to the hanger as above described.V

This application contains certain subject matter in common with my prior application, Serial Number 511,288, filed January 26, 1931 entitled Picture hanger. l 119 upper portion of the hanger past the end of the hook and adapted to seat against said ledge to hold the ornament in position.

2. A picture hanger having a moulding-engaging hook at its upper end and a cord-receiving hook at its lower end, an ornament having a staple secured thereto, said staple enclosing the intermediate portion of the hanger and being slidable along the end of the hook and upper portion of the hanger to operative position on the hanger, and a stop for holding said ornament in operative position overlying said hanger.

FREDERICK L. KOEHLER. 

